In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.3% in morning trading. Quilter climbed 6.1% and Continental added 5.9%. On the other hand, Admiral Group slipped 7.4%, and Logitech International lost 6.6%. The FTSE 100 lost 0.2%. Other stocks in Europe were down as France's CAC 40 decreased 0.3% and Germany's DAX fell 0.1%.
The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index climbed 0.1% to 98.70.
In commodities, Brent crude dropped 0.2% to $83.12 a barrel, and WTI crude dropped 0.4% to $77.29 a barrel.
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 1.7 basis points to 2.706% from 2.689% and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose by 1.9 basis points to 3.988% from 3.970%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.5%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng was lower 2.4%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite declined 0.1%.
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